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Doing business in Mauritius relatively low cost jurisdiction whilst offering an efficient service. We have an efficient banking sector and we do not have any exchange controls, meaning capital flows seamlessly across borders to their destination. Who are the investors that go through Mauritius? From all over but at PwC our clients are predominantly US based multinationals. Of late, we are also seeing a more diversified investor group investing in Africa: Australians in the mining sector and European in agriculture. And in Mauritius, in which sectors are they present? In finance, banks, fiduciary companies, that is to say the Offshore Management Companies (OMC). Investors have also been present in real estate since the market became legal with the IRS and RES. Cela fait cinquante ans que les étrangers investissent à Maurice, le système est donc bien rôdé. Aujourd’hui, Maurice est devenu un centre financier régional de poids. D’ailleurs, dans le classement 2013 de Doing Business, rapport publié par la Banque mondiale, Maurice occupe le 1er rang des pays de l’Afrique subsaharienne et le 19e sur le plan mondial. André Bonieux, Country Senior Partner, directs PricewaterhouseCoopers Mauritius with a natural elegance. This professional services firm which specialises in accounting, auditing, advisory and risk management forms part of the international PwC netwo ɬ